Police chase in Daytona ends with 3 arrests

Daytona Beach police arrested three young men Tuesday afternoon when they attempted to make a drug transaction with undercover police officers and then fled, an official said.

KATIE KUSTURASTAFF WRITER

Daytona Beach police arrested three young men Tuesday afternoon when the men attempted to make a drug transaction with undercover police officers and then fled, an official said.

The chase started about 12:50 p.m. and ended about 20 minutes later, according to Volusia County sheriff's dispatch services.

Police were able to capture the three suspects after utilizing numerous police cars, a sheriff's helicopter and dogs, according to dispatch.

The three men arrested are Tremon Denton, 18, the driver; Willie Richards III, 21, the front passenger seat; and Dale Davis, 19, who was in the back seat, Daytona Beach police spokesman Jimmie Flynt said.

Port Orange resident Rick Lee said he was at his friend Harvey Pagan's Daytona Beach home when they saw parts of the chase occur.

"There were about 20 or 30 cops chasing them, so it was pretty wild," Lee said.

Lee said he and Pagan were working on a car in Pagan's driveway when they witnessed the chase, which took place mostly on the beachside.

Denton, who was bitten by one of the dogs after ditching the car and fleeing on foot, is charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, aggravated fleeing/eluding, no valid driver's license and resisting arrest without violence, Flynt said. Richards, identified as a criminal gang member, is charged with resisting arrest without violence, and Davis, identified as a known car thief and drug user, is charged with attempted sale/delivery of crack, Flynt said.